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Grepolis (2009)
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
Raise a Greek city in a persistent browser world and build a production base before expanding. The settlement and wider competition share a calendar, which makes it useful if you want an economy to work in the background.
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Citybound
The open-source city simulation has public work-in-progress builds. Try it for transport, streets and neighborhoods that take shape around the plans you draw. Expect a rougher installation and feature set than a finished commercial city sim.
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Tribal Wars (2003)
Released
Start with a free browser village and work on the balance among production, storage and a growing population. It is an online strategy game. The pace of neighboring players can matter as much as the plan inside your village.
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Travian: Legends
Use fields outside the village to support workshops and storage inside it. The free-to-start online game is strongest when you enjoy balancing several resources over a long timetable. Alliances and rival settlements become part of the plan as the village grows.
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Ikariam (2008)
Released
Build an ancient island town with resource production and trade. Link different islands when one settlement cannot supply everything. The free browser game includes longer waits and competition with others.
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Lincity (1995)
Released
The original LinCity uses small tiles and a dense simulation for utilities and urban resources. It is free and the author’s project site still offers it. The interface is older than LinCity-NG, but it is a useful example of a builder that makes services matter.
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Freeciv (1996)
Released
Play this free strategy game if you want settlers, individual cities, public resources and growth to fit into a wider campaign. The city controls are more about tiles, a population and choices in the town screen than laying a nearby road by hand.
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OpenTTD (2004)
8.7/10on IGDB
Released
Use the free download from the official OpenTTD site. New Steam and GOG users get it through the paid Transport Tycoon Deluxe bundle. Choose OpenTTD if you want to connect towns by rail or road and see how service affects their growth.
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Urbek City Builder (2022)
Released
Urbek City Builder: Prologue
Play the separate free Steam prologue to try an extended part of the builder. Place neighborhoods where nearby buildings give them the resources and activity they need. The free version stops before the full release’s selection of features.
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